In the 2026–2027 season, we continue our journey, grounded in curiosity, openness, and risk, creating works with courage while never losing sight of who we are.
From 26 March, NDT 2 presents I dreamt, it was. Featuring a world premiere by associate choreographers Imre van Opstal and Marne van Opstal, alongside the groovy SAABA (2021) by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar in a version specially adapted for NDT 2. Irresistible!
Dear friends,
Welcome to ZŌ, an immersive and intimate work by Ohad Naharin, brought to life by NDT 1’s remarkable artists.
We are proud to continue our long-standing collaboration with this unparalleled voice in contemporary dance. More than 30 years after his first collaboration with NDT, and following The Hole (2013) which we last performed in 2023, Naharin now presents his new creation, ZŌ (2025), originally created for Batsheva Dance Company.
In ZŌ, Naharin continues his exploration of how space shapes experience. Created for an intimate in-the-round setting, the work places audience and performers in close proximity, dissolving the distance between them and creating a shared space of attention in which boundaries continually shift.
At the heart of the work is a universal tension: the unspoken gap between reality and our perception of it. Naharin’s movement language listens to the body from within, allowing sensation, impulse, and contradiction to exist side by side without seeking resolution.
Together with musician and DJ Tai Rona, Naharin creates an immersive theatrical environment that combines original composition, multilingual vocals, and dynamic physicality. The dancers are fully embodied performers, moving, singing, and responding with heightened awareness. The result is a world that feels immediate, layered, and deeply human.
My heartfelt thanks to Ohad, Ian, Annika, our collaborators, our extraordinary dancers, and the entire NDT team, whose artistry, dedication, and commitment made this performance possible.
And thank you for being here. We are grateful to share this experience with you.
Emily Molnar
Artistic Director
VIEW TONIGHT’S PERFORMING CAST
Please note: This performance contains multiple periods of complete darkness. Read more here.
Before and after your visit to the performance, you can explore our contextual programme to gain a deeper understanding of the work. Throughout Amare, a selection of videos and photographs will be on display, offering additional background and insight into the performance.
On selected dates, you can also take part in a Movement Session, After Talk or Gaga Class.
CO-CREATORS
Batsheva company’s dancers (2025 season) and Annika Verplancke
LIGHTING DESIGN
Avi Yona (Bambi) Bueno
SET AND PROPS DESIGN
Gadi Tzachor
COSTUME DESIGN AND STYLING
Eri Nakamura
SOUNDTRACK AND ORIGINAL MUSIC
Tai Rona and Maxim Warrat
STAGED BY
Annika Verplancke and Ian Robinson
SOUND DESIGN
Dudi Bell
NDT REHEARSAL DIRECTORS
Lucas Crandall, Tamako Akiyama
WORLD PREMIERE
Batsheva Dance Company. December 2025, Varda Hall, Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel-Aviv
NDT PREMIERE
11 June 2026, Amare, The Hague
DURATION
75 minutes
MUSIC
syudou様, performed by Ado: Usseewa.
Gautier Serre and Remi Serafino, performed by Igorrr: ADHD. Published by Season Of Mist Publishing France SAS, administered by CTM Publishing B.V. Courtesy of Metal Blade Records, Inc.
Federico García Lorca and Ricardo Pachon, performed by Camaron de la Isla: Nana del Caballo Grande.
Carsten Nicolai, performed by Alva Noto: Anthem Berlin.
Folk Russian Song: Vo Pole Bereza Stojala.
Roberto De Simone, performed by Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare: Coro Delle Lavandaie.
Jonathan Oppenheim: It still glows after all that time.
Tom Ng, performed by Gong Gong Gong: Wei Wei Wei.
Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Matthieu Aiden Hartley, Robert James Smith, performed by Alva Noto: A Forest.
Shaul Luria, performed by Video Power: Who Cares.
Ralf Hütter, performed by Señor Coconut: Showroom Dummies.
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, performed by ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Laurie Anderson: Born, Never Asked.
Tai Rona: Daon, Choshech, Metsilot, Closed and Manipulation of Banias.
Alexander Andison, Demi Bawon, Anna Bekirova, Conner Bormann, Viola Busi, Pamela Campos, Emmit Cawley, Conner Chew, Scott Fowler, Surimu Fukushi, Barry Gans, Ricardo Hartley III, Nicole Ishimaru, Chuck Jones, Genevieve O’Keeffe, Paloma Lassere, Casper Mott, Omani Ormskirk, Kele Roberson, Gabriele Rolle, Rebecca Speroni, Yukino Takaura, Theophilus Veselý, Nicole Ward, Sophie Whittome, Rui-Ting Yu, Zenon Zubyk
Ohad Naharin collaborated with DJ and composer Tai Rona, and together they created an immersive dance and sound experience in an intimate space where there is no longer any distance between audience and dancer. In ZŌ, the audience is fully immersed in Naharin’s world—filled with theatricality, multilingual singing, dynamics, and humanity.
Especially for this production, we have created a luxury photo magazine. Alongside information about the performance, including a text by choreographer Ohad Naharin, it features behind-the-scenes photographs by photographer Rahi Rezvani.
For more than twenty years, photographer and visual artist Rahi Rezvani has documented the world of NDT. The Iranian-Dutch artist is known for his powerful, cinematic visual language and his ability to capture the essence of people and creative processes. For this series of performances of ZŌ, he was given unique access to the entire creation process.
From the transformation of the NDT Black Box into an intimate theatre setting to the rehearsals in which choreographer Ohad Naharin and the dancers shaped the work together, Rahi followed every stage up close. His photographs reveal the dedication, focus, and collaboration that lie behind what eventually appears on stage.
The luxury photo magazine is available through the NDT webshop.
Before and after your visit to the performance, you can explore our contextual programme to gain a deeper understanding of the work. Throughout Amare, a selection of videos and photographs will be on display, offering additional background and insight into the performance.
On selected dates, you can also take part in a Movement Session, After Talk or Gaga Class. Read more about each activity and how to participate:
